Laussabach (Enns, Altenmarkt)
Laussabach | ||
The Laussabach seen shortly after the confluence of the Karbach and Rotkreuzbach rivers towards the top of the pass |
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location | Upper Austria and Styria , Austria | |
River system | Danube | |
Drain over | Enns → Danube → Black Sea | |
confluence | from Karbach and Rotkreuzbach to the Laussabaueralm 47 ° 40 ′ 50 ″ N , 14 ° 29 ′ 5 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 770 m above sea level A. | |
muzzle | at Altenmarkt near Sankt Gallen in the Enns coordinates: 47 ° 43 '32 " N , 14 ° 38' 45" E 47 ° 43 '32 " N , 14 ° 38' 45" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 410 m above sea level A. | |
Height difference | approx. 360 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 20 ‰ | |
length | 18.3 km | |
Catchment area | 94.78 km² | |
Discharge at the Platzl A Eo gauge : 93.5 km² Location: 650 m above the mouth |
NNQ (11/10/2005) MNQ 1986–2011 MQ 1986–2011 Mq 1986–2011 MHQ 1986–2011 HHQ (08/12/2002) |
340 l / s 950 l / s 3.55 m³ / s 38 l / (s km²) 53.7 m³ / s 123 m³ / s |
Communities | St. Gallen , Weyer |
The Laussabach is a mountain river in the Upper Austrian - Styrian Limestone Alps . In its entire course it forms the border between the two federal states .
course
It is created on the Laussabaueralm by the confluence of the Karbach and Rotkreuzbach rivers , which arise at the Hengstpass . It flows through Oberlaussa and flows into the Enns at Altenmarkt near Sankt Gallen . Shortly before the mouth of it passes through a section with deep into dolomite cut scours and an approximately 6 m high waterfall. This approximately 170 m long cataract stretch is designated as a natural monument (list entries Upper Austria and Styria ).
In the summer months, the river is popular with kayakers .
The brook must not be confused with the Laussabach of the same name , which also flows through the municipality of Laussa in the Steyr-Land district and flows into the Enns on the right bank of Losenstein .
history
The earliest written document is from 1139 and is "Luzach". The name goes back to the old Slavic lúža (swamp, puddle).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System (DORIS)
- ↑ Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Ed.): Area directory of the Austrian river basins: Enns area. Contributions to the hydrography of Austria, issue No. 61, Vienna 2011, p. 42 ( PDF; 3.9 MB )
- ↑ Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Ed.): Hydrographisches Jahrbuch von Österreich 2011. 119th Volume. Vienna 2013, p. OG 196, PDF (12.9 MB) on bmlrt.gv.at (yearbook 2011)
- ↑ Cataract area of the Laussabach , nature conservation book, Province of Upper Austria
- ↑ Fritz Frhr. Lochner von Hüttenbach: On the name property of the early Middle Ages in Styria (= magazine of the Historical Association for Styria . Volume 99 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2008, p. 35 ( historerverein-stmk.at [PDF; 16.9 MB ]).